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In case you live under a rock or just got internet access today, you may have missed all the hoopla surrounding the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. The first release in the storied ...

I still remember my first plane ride. It was a two-hour journey from the U.K. to Menorca, one of Spain’s Balearic Islands, for a family holiday. The entire trip was a profoundly new experience for a ...

Looking for a full Microsoft Flight Simulator controls list? You’re here because you want to attempt the feat of powered flight using a mouse and keyboard, you absolute lunatic. Or even more daringly, ...

While pretty much everyone that’s tried Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 has been blown away, what makes it a bit better is the fact that the game supports a multiplayer experience. In this guide, I’ll ...

The global pandemic put quite the damper on travel. Suddenly, a simple trip to New York City or Los Angeles seems like a lifetime away. That’s why Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 couldn’t have come at ...

Mapping all of Microsoft Flight Simulator’s controls to a console controller is basically impossible. There are just too many options. That said, a lot of the most common controls are available on ...

The current edition of the Microsoft Flight Simulator flight sim game franchise first launched in August 2020 for the PC, and later expanded to Xbox Series X and S consoles in July 2021, along with ...